Among the rich and famous, Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars have always been a preferred mode of transportation. These are cars that no one else can afford. You can be a luxury pretender with ownership of a BMW or Mercedes-Benz, thanks to entry-level models. Prestige is garnered by years at the top. Maybach was Mercedes-Benz’ effort [...]
Realizing that a large chunk of the world population is ill prepared to afford a high-end luxury car, the niche sector of the automobile industry catering to wealthy, elite clientele continues to roll strong. Mercedes-Benz, Maserati, Audi and Lotus have or are planning to expand their line-ups reacting to a marketplace that still demanding premium [...]
Bentleys have always been powered by 12-cylinder engines. Not necessarily a V-12 though, as the latest Bentley-developed cars are Volkswagen Group W-12s. The Continental GT has followed through with 12-cylinder power that since its introduction in 2003. For the second generation car, Bentley announced it would be available with a V-8 for the first time. [...]
The Volkswagen Group is great about keeping the automotive press and fans up to date on what is going on behind the scenes. At Bentley, Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Durheimer (who is also Bugatti’s CEO) confirmed in August that a new SUV is on its way. Both brands under Durheimer’s tutelage are set to expand [...]
Bentley unveiled the new Continental GT a little over a year ago. Evolutionary in design, one of the biggest changes to the new car was the availability of a V-8 engine (which has yet to go on sale). For the most part, the redesigned stayed pretty similar original Continental GT, which was introduced in 2003. [...]
Bentley’s Continental GT is one our favorite cars. Amazing in every way pretty much sums it up. That view carries through from the original model that launched in 2003 to the redesign that Bentley introduced last September. It was almost hard to imagine the Continental GT being updated in a big way – it still [...]
In 2009, for the first time China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest automobile market. The change continued in 2010 and looks to remain in place for 2011. The economic crisis in the U.S accelerated the trend but, with 1.3 billion people and an increasingly wealthy populace, the change was inevitable. The change [...]
Between 1924 to 1930, automaker Bentley won 5 of 7 runnings of the 24 hour of Le Mans race. An early auto racing dynasty, the company founded by W.O. Bentley was sold in its infancy to Rolls-Royce. Under the uber-luxury carmaker’s reign, Bentley’s motorsport involvement immediately dwindled as Rolls-Royce was more focused in maintaining their [...]